OK, so I have a 55" Mitsubishi RP TV that does 480p and 1080i. Correct me if I'm wrong here: BR movies will output at 1080i, games that are 720p will downsize to 480p. The question is, will 1080p games play in 1080i or will it kick them down to 480p as well?

Sorry if it was asked before, but I didn't see this answered anywhere....

AFAIK, 1080p games will go to 1080i, but I've only tried Resistance so far. I seriously hope they fix this with a patch soon, because I've got if not the same TV as you, then one very close, and I can't stand the downscaling.

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So, if my TV doesn't do 720p, it will kick a 1080p game all the way down to 480p? That's got to be the most ridiculous thing Sony could have happen. It will make me reconsider purchasing a PS3 for sure, although I do want a BR player.....

If the game says it will support 1080i, will it actually do it at 1080i??

So, if my TV doesn't do 720p, it will kick a 1080p game all the way down to 480p? That's got to be the most ridiculous thing Sony could have happen. It will make me reconsider purchasing a PS3 for sure, although I do want a BR player.....

If the game says it will support 1080i, will it actually do it at 1080i??

As to the first part, you are correct, it will. I would venture to guess that this will be addressed with a firmware update.

I haven't seen any 1080i games, but if they did, I supposed it's possible.

I have a 720p projector which will scale 1080i content. What resolution should I enable? I usually just enable 720p since that's the native resolution, but this is making me think I should enable 1080i as well???

I have a 720p projector which will scale 1080i content. What resolution should I enable? I usually just enable 720p since that's the native resolution, but this is making me think I should enable 1080i as well???

Not even close. I have seen a lot of content on 720p and 1080i displays, and 9 times out of 10 I preferred the 1080i picture. Obviously 1080p is better, but 720p is not nearly definitively superior over 1080i.

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So if the native resolution of my TV is 1080p, this is a non issue for me, right?

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Inferior 1080i?? Waah? Surely you're not suggesting that 720p is better than 1080i simply because the latter is interlaced.

He may have been referring to what happens with some 720p TVs that bump 1080i down to 540p and then upscale it to 720p. In your case, of course, that won't happen because it accepts and displays 1080i.

With a 720p display that accepts 1080p, wouldn't the best choice depend on the quality of the PS3's downscaling vs. the display's? If the display does a worse job of it, you would select 720p on the PS3, and vice versa?

Well, I got the PS3 and here is my early results. Blue-Ray movies play in 1080i. Games vary so far: Resistance Demo plays at 480p, NBA 07 demo plays at 1080i. GT HD plays at 1080i. Motorstorm plays at 480p. The retail game Full Auto 2 plays at 1080i. There are a couple of games that do state 1080i on the back of the package, so never say never. The only thing I've had to go 480p is Resistance and that was expected.

Remember, my TV only does 480i/480p/1080i. It will not display 720p AT ALL.... and this was via HDMI-DVI cable.... with optical sound.

Just because there aren't any launch titles in 1080i doesn't mean it can't happen. I'm just saying, the PS3 will output 1080i under current conditions if the game's native resolution in 1080i, that's all.

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Just because there aren't any launch titles in 1080i doesn't mean it can't happen. I'm just saying, the PS3 will output 1080i under current conditions if the game's native resolution in 1080i, that's all.

You cannot say that with certainty since there is no evidence that it is true. It is simply conjecture at this point.